With My Cardboard I glue Posterboard to it for extra stability and for a smooth medium.
But On the picture above ^^^ Where ever you see the brown cardboard it will be covered in my “GOOP”
So now you’ll see the beginning of gooping and sanding here,
And just by doing that, you’ll see its a lot cleaner and less cardboardy. But the main key to that is sanding!!!! Sand until you bleed!!! Then SAND MOAR!!!! Not really but you’ll sand a lot. but any product requires that. I use sponges and papers. Only use power tools for taking off mass amounts.
And then the bottom.
The ring is just well framed Comic book backing gooped and sanded.
But once youre done sanding you seal. Then prime!
TADA!!! So anymore questions I’ll try and help. but I have no more pictures.
An online magazine published a Shoe Making tutorial I wrote. It will eventually be on my website, and I will add to it eventually with painting tips and removable cover tips, but for now you can view it at D-Infinity!
This is some of the most incredible armor I’ve ever seen with the simplest technique. It’s just a base layer of craft foam, some craft foam details over that, and a layer of regular black pleather glued over everything (I’m not sure with what, but I’d recommend contact cement or a strong spray adhesive). Then it was dusted with acrylic paint to make the texture and edges pop.
You can see most of the process just in this picture:
Okay, so we know using a Sharpie/Marker for complicated tattoos day-of for a con is a PAIN, so here’s a quick tutorial on the best way I’ve gotten success for really clean and convincing temporary tattoos for cosplay!
First things first, I would recommend getting this Silhouette tattoo paper. It comes with 2 – 8.5″ x 11″ sheets that are printable on Ink Jet printers for only $7! It comes with thorough instructions on how to use the paper, but I’ll give a quick summary.
Create your tattoo in the program of your choice. I used Illustrator, but you could also print any PDF or JPG – just make sure the design is mirrored when you print it!! (I’d also recommend printing extras for multi-day use or mistakes when cutting!)
After the ink dries, add the clear adhesive sheet (comes with the Silhouette kit) over the top and smooth out any air bubbles.
Then (and this is really important!) cut our your tattoo as close to the edges as possible! You don’t want the design to fall apart, but the more white edges you leave, the more shiny adhesive will show up on your skin.
Now you’re ready to apply your temporary tattoo! Peel off the clear sheet, lay the tattoo facedown on your skin, and use a damp rag to wet the entire paper back. Then peel the paper off and the design is left behind!
Use makeup powder (personally I like the colorless powder so not to deaden the brilliance of the tattoo itself) and soften the shiny surface.
Go take pictures of your cosplay and have fun! It should last all day at a con (and then some!)~
We’ve gotten a ton of questions
about how I made Cjgren‘s giant Rose Quartz wig, so in this post I’ll be
going over all of my steps in detail! There’s a lot of things I like
about this wig but also a few steps that I’d do differently if I had to make
it again. I’ll try to touch on all of those to help out any future
Rose cosplayers who want to make their own behemoth wigs!
Materials needed:
Four 40" long pink wigs
Styrofoam block
Pink felt
14 or 16 gauge wire
Drill curl material such as heavy fusible interfacing or packing tape
Really shitty transfer paper. Will crinkle up after being put in the washing machine and can be peeled off. 3 sheets for about $8 or $9. Bought from Joanns.
On the right:
AWESOME Transfer paper that has been washed multiple times and still looks perfect. 5 sheets for about $12 or $15? Bought from Office Depot.
Here’s something shitty and vague in case anyone needs help
another binder tip: check to see if your binder is machine-wash safe, and if you’re not sure, err on the side of caution. better to hand-wash when you don’t necessarily need to than to ruin a binder you’ve only worn once by putting it through the machine.
YO THIS IS IMPORTANT
IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO THAT YOU WANT TO COVER FOR A JOB INTERVIEW OR A FAMILY EVENT I HIGHLY SUGGEST HARD CANDY’S GLAMOFLAUGE HEAVY DUTY CONCEALER
THIS IS JUST WITH ONE LAYER OF IT WITH TRANSLUCENT POWDER LIKE HOLY SHIT
THIS STUFF IS SOFT AS HELL ITS AMAZING IT STAYS ON UNTIL YOU WASH IT OFF
ANOTHER THING THEY DONT TEST IT ON ANIMALS SO NO ONE WAS TESTED SO BLESS
ITS LIKE 6 BUCKS AND ITS WORTH IT BECAUSE A LITTLE GOES A LONG WAY
youre welcome
UPDATE I JUST TOOK A SHOWET AND MOST OF IT CAME OFF SO I GOT A MAKEUP WIPE AND THE REST OF IT CAME OFF ITS POTENT
This stuff covers anything, scars, cuts, bruises you name it. It’s relatively cheap too so it’s defiantly worth it.
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